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lynching
(redirected from Mob lynching)

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Lynch  (lnch), John Known as "Jack." 1917-1999.
Irish political leader who served as prime minister of Ireland (1966-1973 and 1977-1979).
lynch  (lnch)
tr.v. lynched, lynch·ing, lynch·es
To punish (a person) without legal process or authority, especially by hanging, for a perceived offense or as an act of bigotry.
[Short for lynch law.]
lyncher n.
lynching n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.lynching - putting a person to death by mob action without due process of lawlynching - putting a person to death by mob action without due process of law
murder, slaying, execution - unlawful premeditated killing of a human being by a human being
Translations
lynching [ˈlɪntʃɪŋ] N → linchamiento m
lynching
n → Lynchen nt; there’ll be a lynching soon → er etc wird bestimmt gelyncht werden
lynching [ˈlɪntʃɪŋ] n → linciaggio
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